"the1975..com" - Weird Google Glitch Shows Old Text Messages

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/01/2018 08:16 AM | source: | 11 comment(s)

a Reddit user noticed that when he accidentally typed an extra period into a google search for "the1975..com" instead of a search result, he received a page showing his text messages.

For some reason that particular string of characters – not the band by the same name or the real URL with just one “.” – brings up a user’s text messages in the Google app.

Some will get a result, others do not.

Owners of other Android devices made by OnePlus, Samsung, LG and Huawei also reported seeing the issue. Type “the1975..com” into the Google app on your Android phone and see what happens. The same happens with "vizel viagens" The strange bug was found by a Reddit user, who quickly found they weren’t the only one experiencing the magical appearance of text messages.

Meanwhile English rock band The 1975 above is probably not aware of the effect of this mistyped URL :) - Photograph: Mat Hayward

Fox2232
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#5552286 Posted on: 06/01/2018 09:36 AM

Is it real or some kind of Social Engineering attempt on DDOS?

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#5552296 Posted on: 06/01/2018 10:33 AM

Doesn't do anything for me.

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#5552311 Posted on: 06/01/2018 12:38 PM

"Glitch"

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#5552323 Posted on: 06/01/2018 01:49 PM

"The1975..com" doesn't work for me on my N7+ (Oreo 8.1 with May 2018 security update), but typing "vizel viagens" gives my text messages. Weird.

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#5552331 Posted on: 06/01/2018 02:26 PM

Nothing for me here either

vizelviagens works. Though the Google search app doesn't have access to my device so it turns up nothing

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#5552391 Posted on: 06/01/2018 05:22 PM

so does not work on my LG V20 i just get search results

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#5552402 Posted on: 06/01/2018 05:37 PM

"Glitch"

I mean the Google Search App has access to your SMS messages if you allow it, the functionality allows you to search your messages. so it's not like there is something nefarious going on here.. it's just that weird terms are triggering the search to display them.

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#5552478 Posted on: 06/02/2018 12:15 AM

"If you allow it"

xD

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#5552520 Posted on: 06/02/2018 05:04 AM

During the my lunch break I searched for "the1975..com" and saw all recent TXTs sent and received in the google app. When I got home, thet bug had been patched.

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#5552677 Posted on: 06/02/2018 08:32 PM

Aliens...

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#5552992 Posted on: 06/04/2018 07:17 AM

Aliens...
I am not saying You are right.

But You are right.

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